It is in vain for [a]you to rise early, and to lie down late, and eat the bread [b]of sorrow: but he will surely give [c]rest to his beloved.

Behold, children are the inheritance of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb his reward.

As are the arrows in the hand of the strong man; so are the [d]children of youth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:2 Which watch and ward, and are also magistrates, and rulers of the city.
  2. Psalm 127:2 Either that which is gotten by hard labor, or eaten with grief of mind.
  3. Psalm 127:2 Not exempting them from labor, but making their labors comfortable, and as it were a rest.
  4. Psalm 127:4 That is, endued with strength and virtues from God: for these are signs of God’s blessings, and not the number.

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